The 2026 Insta360 Bold Maker Intelligent Imaging Challenge, guided by the Qixia District People's Government of Nanjing and jointly hosted by Insta360, Qixia Industrial Development Group, and Xianlin Science City Group, has officially concluded.

More than 220 young creators from domestic and international universities, AI technology companies, and innovation studios poured their code, visuals, and wild ideas into days and nights of intense effort, with 15 teams emerging to reach the final stage and see the ultimate results revealed.

Peak showdown: three tracks, awards unveiled

At the event, the Best Popularity Award along with the third, second, and first prizes across three tracks were announced one by one. A total of 300,000 yuan in cash and 200,000 yuan in prizes were awarded.

In addition to cash and prizes, the winning participants became the first batch of Xianlin Science City "Black Card" members, enjoying basic benefits covering dining discounts, leisure activities, tourism attractions, social circles, and housing, as well as specialized innovation and entrepreneurship benefits including venue support, startup services, resource matching, entrepreneurship funding, and fund investment, giving young talent a greater sense of belonging and fulfillment in Qixia.

Base unveiled: ecosystem takes root, projects signed

At the awards ceremony, Chen Zi'an, Deputy General Manager of Public Affairs at Insta360, and Ou Lixiang, Deputy Director of the Xianlin University Town Management Committee, jointly unveiled the "Nanjing Qixia Intelligent Imaging OPC Creation Base."

The base will provide startup teams in the intelligent imaging field with full-chain services spanning project incubation, technical validation, and product commercialization, expanding development space for young creators.

The Xianlin University Town Science-Industry Integration Office, the Life and Health Industry Management Office, Qixia Industrial Development Group, and Xianlin Science City Group signed agreements with the first batch of high-quality projects moving into the base.

Industry outlook: from traffic to growth, from works to products

The competition has an end date, but innovation is boundless. Qixia District will use this event as an important lever for "attracting talent through competition and promoting industry through competition," continuing to build good platforms, provide good services, and foster a good ecosystem for young creators, pushing more intelligent imaging teams to move from "competing" to "settling down" and from "works" to "products," accelerating the construction of an innovation ecosystem of "event attraction—base incubation—industry clustering," and injecting new momentum into Nanjing's high-quality development.

From the water curtain light show opening to the Demo Day roadshow final review and then the awards ceremony, the four-day, three-night extreme challenge came to a close in Qixia. The story of AI and imaging has only just begun. It is hoped that more young people will come to know Qixia and choose Qixia because of this event, plant the seeds of entrepreneurship here, and grow together in sync with regional development.